I added edit and delete options to the message

[Juergen-Coding]

Hello folks,

I added something: Message View: Edit + Soft-Delete

Added Edit and Delete options to the message view footer menu (HM1) in config/menus/the_news_bbs-message_base.hjson.
See (#596)

Added key bindings:

E → edit current message
X → soft-delete current message (prompt/confirm)

Delete behavior is soft-delete: marks a message as deleted (currently via subject == "[DELETED]").

Edit Existing Messages (Forum-style editing)
implemented an edit workflow that loads an existing message from SQLite and opens the post editor with prefilled fields (From/To/Subject/Body).

Edit mode passes the current message UUID via extraArgs.editMessageUuid from the message view module to the post editor.

Files touched:

core/msg_area_view_fse.js

• Added/modified menu method to open the edit menu and pass editMessageUuid.
• Soft-delete action updates message fields (see note below).

core/msg_area_post_fse.js

• Added “edit existing message” path: load by UUID, prefill editor fields, and save changes back to DB.
• Fixed async prefill timing issues so input does not “jump” between fields while the screen is still rendering.
• Resolved sticky “Field cannot be empty” behavior by adjusting edit menu focus/validation handling and clearing error view after prefill.

Database Update Semantics (avoid REPLACE)
Added updateInPlace() to core/message.js to update an existing message without using REPLACE INTO, keeping the original message_id stable (important for reply chains / references).
UPDATE message SET subject=?, message=?, modified_timestamp=? WHERE message_uuid=?

Hide deleted messages from message list
Deleted messages are excluded from the message list/index so _[DELETED] i_tems do not appear in the overview.
Implemented via filtering on subject != "[DELETED]" (integration performed in the modified code paths above).

Configuration / Debugging
Updated config/config.hjson during debugging (e.g. logging level set to trace).

Notes / Behavior
Current soft-delete uses subject == "[DELETED]" as the marker.
Suggested improvement: soft-delete should change only the subject, leaving the body intact for a future “undelete” feature.

Installation / Apply Patch (no DB migrations required)
Prerequisites: Make a full backup of your ENiGMA directory and database files before applying any changes!!!

Files to copy/merge: Copy (or merge) these files into your ENiGMA installation:

config/menus/the_news_bbs-message_base.hjson
core/msg_area_view_fse.js
core/msg_area_post_fse.js
core/message.js

If the target system uses a different theme/menu set, you may need to integrate the menu changes into the correct *-message_base.hjson for that setup.

Database
No schema changes required. No new tables, indexes, or migrations are needed. The patch only performs standard UPDATE operations on the existing message table.

Restart: Restart ENiGMA after copying the files:

cd /path/to/enigma-bbs
./main.js

How to test

• Open a message in a public area.

• Press E to edit:

• Editor opens with existing subject/body prefilled.

• Typing immediately after opening should not cause cursor/focus jumps.

• Save updates the existing message in place (same message_id, same UUID).

• Press X to delete:

• Message is marked as deleted (subject becomes [DELETED]).

• Deleted message no longer appears in the area message list.

• The text of the post remains unchanged.

Rollback, If anything goes wrong:

• Stop ENiGMA
• Restore the backed-up files
• Restore DB backups if needed
• Start ENiGMA again

IMPORTANT: Make a backup first (!!)
DISCLAIMER: I assume no responsibility for any data loss.

Future:

• Undelete function (sysop)
• Limited to local boards (And note that FTN does not allow this!)

EnigmaBBS_ED_2026_01_16_01.zip

[NuSkooler]

Hi! Any chance you open up a PR for this work? Sounds great! That will make it easier for me to review, test, and get into master.

[Juergen-Coding]

I’ve opened a PR from my fork so the diff is easier to review and test. :)